TimeWarp #6 - Making a Saya for the Mountain Kotanto
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2016
- Hand carving a Tools for Satoyama saya (scabbard) in the classical tanto style, made from scrap Nootka Cypress wood with maple kurikata. (4x) Full build overview: • SOTW #14 - Tools for S...
Serious students of the forge can watch the full process version here: • TLDW #12 - Hand Carvin...
Sokui is rice paste glue, the best tasting rice makes the best glue...using yesterday's rice is the optimal time for mixing and mashing completely before adding any water is recommended...read more about sokui here...
making: islandblacksmith.ca/2015/10/ma...
strength testing: islandblacksmith.ca/2014/03/so...
The next step will be cord wrapping and finishing with natural urushi lacquer.
More about the process of making this knife here: islandblacksmith.ca/2016/08/pr...
Hand carving a Tools for Satoyama saya (scabbard) in the classical tanto style, made from scrap Nootka Cypress wood with maple kurikata. (4x) Full build overview: ua-cam.com/video/1VqXZgLwnRo/v-deo.html
Serious students of the forge can watch the full process version here: ua-cam.com/video/JvLFrP6DNhE/v-deo.html
Sokui is rice paste glue, the best tasting rice makes the best glue...using yesterday's rice is the optimal time for mixing and mashing completely before adding any water is recommended...read more about sokui here...
making: islandblacksmith.ca/2015/10/making-sokui-rice-paste-glue/
strength testing: islandblacksmith.ca/2014/03/sokui-rice-paste-glue-strength-testing/
The next step will be cord wrapping and finishing with natural urushi lacquer.
More about the process of making this knife here: islandblacksmith.ca/2016/08/process-making-the-mountain-kotanto/
Its a pitty you hardly show the knive wen It was finished a bit diappointing
Ótima explicação !
I love watching you work man craftsmanship at its finest.
It was such a pleasure to see your skill at work. You have been given such amazing talent. Thank you so much for sharing!
Power tools are not needed for this man.A true craftsman
Very relaxing to watch
Beautiful Work
Great work sir!
J'aime vraiment le travail que vous faite..merci
Great video. Thx for posting. This is helpful to me. I linked to your website in my last vid because of the clay mix for water quench. Better than what i previously used. Love your work.
keep at it!
First time I seen a wooden knife sheath being made, I was wondering how that was done. Thank you.
gave me an eyegasm this video ^^
This was incredibly informational. I am currently making a fully wooden katana and starting to shape the tsuka. I am going to do my own way of forming the shape for both the tsuka and saya, however after watching this it definitely will guide me.
great! it is a pretty tested and true method, a thousand years in the making ^___^
Awesome .
A video how to sharpen and polish would be cool
Eserlerin sabır ve doğal ... Enteresan yorum var beğeni yok açıklarmışsınız
thank you!
Mds. N sei o que é mais bonito , o belo trabalho ou o lugar ! Sonho em morar em um lugar desses e passar meus dias trabalhando artesanalmente !
thank you!
なるほど。刀の鞘って、あんな風に作るんですね。珍しい動画、ありがとうございます。
yes, this is my process, though i recommend using a habaki always, it makes adjustment much easier over time.
Bravo
Beautyful
nice....
Absolutely incredible workmanship. Looked like the fit might be a little loose. How does the knife stay in the scabbard.
nothing loose there, not sure where it looked loose, you can clearly see the scabbard is tighter than the tang and the tang requires quite a pull to remove at 4:55 ...you can get a better look in the full process edit here: ua-cam.com/video/JvLFrP6DNhE/v-deo.html ...to answer the question, it is friction fit and takes very careful adjustment to get right...i always recommend using a habaki as it will perform the task much better and for longer...
Love your videos! What kind of wood is that?
scrap Nootka Cypress, more info in the description and website...
Where can I get those wood carving tools in the US?
not in the us unless you make your own or order something online i reckon...
When you watch a true craftsman work, you are filled with the incorrect illusion that what they do is easy, and you could do it yourself.
if it was too easy you wouldn't enjoy taking it on quite as much, ^__^ ...but i think the second part is probably true for most people, with enough time and practice...
I agree, but when a person seems to have skills way beyond their years, it is obvious they are doing the work they came into this life to perform. Honoring your calling enriches everyone!
now those are two goals worth pursuing! thanks for the encouragement!
Wise words.
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This is 'ASMR'
Tienez que intentar hacer una guitar
Is the first glue you use for binding the two pieces of the scabbard same as the second you use for attaching the strap holder? Is it that durable? because in the first time i saw you laying it with your hand. I am gonna try to make a wooden sheath for a 41 cm machete -looks like a ninjato- i have. I could use some help. I am a total beginner. :)
yes, the same, but the strength is in the wood, not the glue...the wedge shape fits into the key channel tightly enough to skip the glue, the glue just has to hold it from sliding sideways over time...the full process version is here: ua-cam.com/video/JvLFrP6DNhE/v-deo.html and the full build article here: islandblacksmith.ca/2016/08/process-making-the-mountain-kotanto/ and plenty more resources for careful study on the website if you hunt around diligently!
Do you know of any books that one could learn this from? I know many of the tools are specialized for specific jobs and the traditional materials tend to be out of reach for most people foreign to Japan. So what would be good substitutes?
i have never seen a book on making saya in any language...the tools need not be complex, as illustrated in this video, a chisel with a slight bend to the neck and a kiridashi type knife mainly...tulip tree (sometimes sold as white poplar) is apparently quite close to japanese magnolia wood...in terms of study, careful observation of this video and a couple others i have up, a couple of articles on the website detailing the construction, and some old footage of the pros on this playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLBJ5AOs7cMwDaK-B9Zyb_sIrM4kYlxAj3.html
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I was thinking more about the art as a whole when It came to researching the process. From smelting the iron sand into tomahagane to the finished product. I know that is a vast amount of knowledge even when broken down by period but the core process should still be the same.
The materials are still a difficult problem because the woods from Japan tend to be incredibly easy to plane when compared to anything in the USA. Ho wood is supposed to be so soft only a chisel is needed for most of the shaping of the saya. I think I read somewhere they use a special pine needle as a kind of sand paper for the finishing touches on their scabbards.
These are the kinds of things I would like to learn about.
the problem is the art is not a whole, the art is about 15 different life-long careers worth of knowledge put into one finished item...the charcoal maker, the steel maker, the swordsmith, the polisher, non-ferrous metal miner/refiner, the habaki maker, the scabbard maker, the fittings maker, the silk worm farmer, the cord braider, the weaver, the seamstress, the handle wrapper, the lacquer collector/maker, the lacquerer...each is a separate process done by a separate artisan...you may find a general overview of a few of these in a book like yoshindo's art of the japanese sword or a specific overview of one in a book like takaiwa's art of sword polishing (along with other recommendations here: islandblacksmith.ca/product-category/books-apparel-gear/books-resources/ ) but you will still need to do lots of digging, lots of observing, and spend lots of time and effort to find and develop the techniques...but if it was easy everyone would be doing it!
on my site you will find information about using tokusa horsetail as a fine sandpaper...yes, hounoki is a lovely material to work with, you can sometimes order it online from namikawa heibei...but i think the secret lies more in the sharpness of japanese tools compared to the sharpness of most of the japanese tools owned by westerners ^_____^
what wood do you use?
lots of links and info in the description...
AJAY
Why do you only use hand tools
most of the time it is all i need...more info on my website as to the how and why: islandblacksmith.ca/process/
Just copied your method the glue is drying now i'm going to take a quick video of it, I kind of messed up the woodwork a little, the fit isn't as perfect as yours, not bad for my first attempt at your method though, i'll show you in 20 mins.
EDIT: The video is uploading on my channel now if you want to check it out.